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Asaf Elia-Shalev

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Asaf Elia-Shalev is J.'s editor in chief. He previously worked as an investigative reporter for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

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A Wider Bridge, a pro-Israel advocate in LGBTQ spaces, is shutting down

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev December 22, 2025December 22, 2025
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Posted inReligion

Conservative movement apologizes for decades of discouraging intermarriage

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev December 18, 2025December 19, 2025
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Ben Shapiro denounces Tucker Carlson at Heritage, urges policing of conservative movement

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev December 18, 2025December 18, 2025
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Updated: These are the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney

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A Jewish first responder reacts as he stands at the site of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Dec. 14, 2025. (Saeed Khan/AFP)
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Deadly Hanukkah attack comes after years of escalating antisemitism in Australia

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev December 14, 2025December 14, 2025
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JD Vance rejects claim that antisemitism is growing inside the GOP

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev December 5, 2025December 5, 2025
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Democrats urge Senate to oppose Trump’s pick for antisemitism envoy

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev November 19, 2025November 19, 2025
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Surging LGBTQ enrollment in Jewish seminaries signals ‘astounding’ shift in US rabbinate

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev November 18, 2025November 18, 2025
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Jewish exodus underway from Heritage Foundation over Tucker Carlson

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev November 4, 2025November 5, 2025
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‘The church is asleep’: Ted Cruz calls on Christians to confront right-wing antisemitism

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

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